G.FAST

Openreach Suspends G.fast Broadband Rollout Until 2021

Openreach confirms that the rollout of G.Fast, technology that speeds up copper-based broadband connections, will be paused until next year

4 years ago

Ofcom Orders BT Openreach To Reduce Cost Of Superfast Broadband

Ofcom says cheaper superfast broadband will incentivise ultrafast rollout and new Openreach targets will boost service levels

8 years ago

BT Openreach Makes ‘First’ 330Mbps G.Fast Broadband Connection In Kent

BT Openreach gets first official G.Fast broadband customer in Gillingham, Kent as trials continue

8 years ago

Swisscom Claims European First With G.Fast Launch

Swiss telco launches ultrafast broadband capable of 500Mbps that includes the use of humble copper lines

8 years ago

BT Openreach Picks G.Fast Suppliers As Trials Reach London

BT reveals 12 more G.Fast trials and confirms Huawei and Nokia as equipment suppliers as Openreach continues ultrafast broadband push

8 years ago

BT: G.Fast Copper Can Deliver 5G Networks

BT says copper is capable of carrying cellular data after G.Fast trials, making it cheaper for operators to rollout 4G…

9 years ago

BT Achives 5Gbps On Copper Connection Using G.Fast

BT says early tests of advanced form of G.Fast show the technology is future proof

9 years ago

BT 330Mbps G.Fast Broadband Trial Goes Live In Newcastle

BT connects first users in Gosforth and will test technology over a 9 month period with a view to nationwide…

9 years ago

BT Offers 330Mbps Speeds In Cambridgeshire As G.Fast Trial Goes Live

First G.Fast trial goes live in Huntingdon, with BT seeing how copper technology performs ahead of nationwide rollout

9 years ago

Qualcomm Buys G.Fast Chip Firm Ikanos To Further Fixed, IoT Ambitions

Qualcomm looks to bounce back from recent troubles with Ikanos acquisition

9 years ago

BT Seeks Partners For ‘Ultrafast’ G.Fast Broadband Trials In Cambridgeshire

BT presses ahead with G.Fast pilot in Huntingdon, with the promise of 500Mbps speeds for most of UK within a…

9 years ago

BT Expands G.Fast Ultrafast Broadband Trials To Swansea

BT announces ultrafast broadband trials and establishment of G.Fast test lab in the Welsh city

10 years ago

BT Plots 500Mbps ‘Ultrafast’ Broadband With G.Fast Trials

G.Fast could provide boost to speeds without need to lay new fibre cables

10 years ago

Final G.Fast Broadband Standard Promises 1Gbps Over Copper

ITU finalises G.Fast standard and claims it will make it cheaper and less complex to deploy 1Gbps broadband than FTTP

10 years ago

BT Achieves 800Mbps On Copper In G.FAST Trials

BT says G.FAST FTTdp is cheaper and less disruptive than FTTP in delivering ultrafast speeds

10 years ago